Air-ship.



H. MESINGERQ I AIR SHIP. -APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 28, 1909.

Patented Nov.23, 1909.

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AIR-SHIP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

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. Application filed June 2a, 1969. Serial 1161504315;

.- To altwhom it may concemr spring latch 22 adapted to engage'a tooted' Be it known that I, HENRY Mnsmcnn, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York city, Bronx, county and State of New York, haveinvented new andhseful 1m rovem'ents in Air-Ships, of which the fol'owing is a specification.

This invention relates to various improvem'ents inair ships and moreparticularly to novel means for hanging the wings and'for operating thesame.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a side elevation of myimproved air ship; Fi 2 a front viewthereof; Fig. 3 a longitu inalsection through the central. portion of the ship, with some of the partsomitted; Fig. 4 across section on line 44, Fig. 3; Fig. 5 a detail ofpart of the wing-operating shaft; Fig. 6 a cross section on line 6'6,Fig. 5; Fig. a similar-section on line 7- 7, Fig. 5; Fig. 8- a to viewof one ofthe wings; Fig. 9 ap an, of t e aeroplane, and Figs. 10 and 11are details of the wing.

The body 15 of the air ship is preferably of semi-elliptic form inlongitudinal section, having the curved keel 16. Within body 15 arefitted a number of brackets 17 in which- The latter may be'turned on itsaxis so as to set shaft20 at a suitable angle to either side of theship. ,The means for turnin shaft 18 consist of a hand lever 21 integralwith one "of the arms 19 and carryin a sector 23 secured to'one' of thebrackets, 17.

By manipulatin [this lever, shaft 20 may be'swung abouts aft 18 toassumethe position desired, and may then be locked in place by'latch-22,-as will be readily understood. Upon shaft 20 are hun wings 24arranged in pairs, the members- 0 which'extend from op osite sides ofthe shaft and are adapted to e simultaneously oscillated'in themannerhereinafter described. Each wing consists of a U-shaped frame 25having aslight rearward dip and perforated for accommodatin shaft 20. Upon. thelongitudinal arms 0 frame 25 aremounted notched disks 26 apereripher forthe of braces 27 attac ed to t e ends 0 frame 25'. Within 'apair ofcross bars 28, 29'of passage a limited play upon their pivots,

lhaviu hey will open when the wing rises so that t and close" when thewing descends. To accomplish this result, the knuckles. 31 of slats 30are squared, and by en aging the lower sides of bars 28, 29,\they wi 1limit the down.

"ward fiiovemellt of the slats, (Fig. 11)

shaft 44 which is alsojournaled' in posts 37.

Wheel 42 may be throwninto or out of engagement with wheel 43 bylever'45, link 46 and shipping lever 47 which engages a grooved co lar48 of wheel 42. Shaft 44mm ries the front propeller 49 andis'providedwith setsof cranks arranged in pairs, the two cranks 50, 51, of eachpair being adapted to operate two opposed wings. Cranks 50., 51 are setat right angles to each other and are connected to'the cross bars "28 ofwings 24 byrods 52..' 4 7 It willbe seen that by manipulating levers 39,45, the navigator may either operate rear propeller 36 alone, or he mayoperate such rear propeller in conjunction with the front propeller andwith wings 24. These wings,

it will be observed, are oscillated directly tion of side winds. e

The air ship is surmounted by a plane 53 carried by posts 54. The frameof this plane is composed of a longitudinal bar 55, a pair of cross bars56, and intersecting wires 57 engaging hooks 58 and adapted to betightened up by nuts 59 Plane 53 is preferably curvedadownward near itsrear end, (Fig.

-1) to assist in the ascent of the ship. and to direct the air towardthe rear propeller. i I claim: "1 1. An air ship provided withvailongitud-inal shaft, means for. laterall moving said shaft relativelyto the axis 0 the sh'i two sets of wings journaled on said she andextending at opposite directions therefrom, and means for simultaneouslyoscillating opposed Win s.

2. An air 5 ip provided with a first longitudinal shaft, means forturning and locking said shaft, arms projecting from the shaft, a secondlongitudinal shaft carried by said arms, two sets of Wings journaled onsaid second shaft and extending atopposite dire'ctions therefrom, andmeans forsimultaneously oscillating opposed wings.

3. An air ship provided with a longitudinal shaft, means for laterallymoving said shaft relatively to the axis of the shi two sets of framesjournaled on 'said shafl; and extending at opposite directionstherefrom, downwardly opening slats journalcd in said frames, means forlimiting the downward movement of said slats, and means forsimultaneously oscillating opposed frames.

4. An'air ship provided With.wings comsquared' knuckles for posed of aframe, a series of slats, and pivotally connecting the slats to theframe.

5. An air ship provided with a shaft having'a series of cranks arrangedin pairs, the

members of which are set at right angles to each other, and with aseries of wings also arranged in pairs, and means for connectingadjoining cranks to opposed Wings.

6. An air ship provided with a shafthaving a series of cranks arrangedin pairs, the members of which are set at right angles to each other,and with a series of Wings also arranged in pairs, and with rodsconnecting adjoinin "cranks to opposed Wings.

Signs by me at New York city, (Manhattan,) N. Y., this th day of June,1909.

HENRY 'MESINGER. \Vitn esses FRANK v.. BRrEsEN, EDWARD SCHORR.

